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PREVIEW – With the Supporters Shield having slipped away from Philadelphia Union’s grasp, attention turns to securing the top spot in the Eastern Conference. Their final game of the regular MLS season comes at Subaru Park, to host a Toronto team with nothing to play for. With an MLS Cup triumph firmly in their sights, […] READ MORE
TORONTO, ON – Toronto FC got all three points at BMO Field. It was a wild game, with Chicago pressuring Toronto a lot in the first half. Defence continues to be a concern for TFC, but they were still able to get the job done against Chicago. Toronto FC extends the Chicago Fire FC’s winless […] READ MORE
PREVIEW – The New York Red Bulls look to further enhance their “road warriors” moniker when they visit the Chicago Fire Saturday night. It’ll be their first meeting of the season and the 70th meeting of all time. Red Bulls haven’t won at Chicago Fire since August 2018, but are currently aiming for an unprecedented […] READ MORE
CHICAGO, IL – Sporting Kansas City lost their third road match of the season on Saturday, a 3-1 setback to the Chicago Fire at Soldier Field. The visitors fell behind 2-0, managed to pull one back, but another midfield turnover led to the Fire’s third, putting the match out of reach. Sporting Kansas City Road […] READ MORE
PREVIEW – A MLS season preview between the Chicago Fire FC and Minnesota United FC will take place on January 29 at 1:00 p.m. ET. With just under a month to go until the 2022 MLS season kicks off, teams are making their way south for a few warm-weather friendlies. Among them are a rebuilding […] READ MORE
CHESTER, PA – Sunday afternoon, Philadelphia Union and NYCFC faced off in an Eastern Conference Finals matchup rife with suspensions, injuries, and players in COVID Protocol. With Philadelphia missing eight players including their starting defensive line and NYCFC without MLS Golden Boot Winner Valentín Castellanos it would be a tightly contested first half which saw […] READ MORE
PREVIEW – Philadelphia Union and New York Red Bulls launch their playoff campaign Saturday in Chester, Pennsylvania. The pair have faced off three times already this season. Philadelphia proved the victor at home and took two draws away to make the match-up record 1-2-0 in Philadelphia’s favor. The all-time match up record also leans ever […] READ MORE
NEW YORK CITY, NY – The Philadelphia Union draw NYCFC away at Yankee Stadium to close the season in second place on decision day. Despite a faltering performance and failure to put away chances in the second, conceding an equalizer to a 10-man side, the Union clinched second in the east following a draw between […] READ MORE
The Philadelphia Union have moved into second place in the Eastern Conference with a 1-0 home win over Nashville SC. READ MORE
CHESTER, PA – The Philadelphia Union defeat Atlanta United FC and notched their second home win in the space of a week this afternoon at Subaru Park. The Union defeated Atlanta United FC 1-0 in sorely needed confidence-boosting rout of a team in formidable form, previously sitting just one spot and one point north of […] READ MORE
Megan is a nomadic soccer reporter that's traveled and written about World Cups spanning 3 continents, including both the women's and men's FIFA World Cups in Russia, France and South Africa. Megan's specialty for Last Word on Soccer is the Philadelphia Union, her hometown MLS team, as well as interesting stories from across the MLS, US National Teams, and CONCACAF.